BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

You’ll pick up so much just by listening to people who’ve been through the highs and lows of the market.

While I’ve considered cash-out refinancing or HELOCs, the high rates make these options less appealing.I’m debating between using cash to acquire more SFRs or diversifying into mixed-use retail properties.

Talk about aiming high, right?

If I was the buyer's broker, I would have checked myself to protect my client.If they had, then they would have found out it was not a three family.Its a valid point.In NM, our zoning / city doesn't post # of units publicly, only high density residential or low density. 

My firend once had a client who did a high end remodel in a somewhat modest neighborhood.

AB 2622 allows unlicensed professionals to handle jobs under $1,000, such as repairing gates, patching drywall, or fixing leaky faucets—saving you money without sacrificing quality.2.

I have family in Houston, Dallas, and the Valley, I was networking with brokers in San Antonio, but the Taxes seem to be quite high as well in that State, although much favorable laws/regs on the landlord side.

Hey Christopher,Regarding utilities, if they are not on separate meters, I highly encourage implementing RUBS for w/s/t.

JP Ruiz: Knows more about 401ks than anyone I’ve ever met…crazy smart, articulate, highly inappropriate sense of humor.